Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

[deipnosophist]

Ross has a very clever head on his shoulders and I suggest he's merely manipulating the press with some of his utterances.

 

[4737carlin]

Ross has a very clever head on his shoulders and I suggest he's merely manipulating the press with some of his utterances.

? clever, i doubt he can even tie his own shoelaces

 

[peteblue]

Took 2pts off united, did us a good turn...that's about it, nothing else has really changed, be it made up, real or imagined.

Yep, that’s my take on it as well.....

 

[peteblue]

? clever, i doubt he can even tie his own shoelaces

He uses Velcro mate.....

 

[deipnosophist]

Wise words, Dave.

See you in the Baines, Jagielka, Moshiri, Koeman, etc threads.

I think Capt Jags' and Bainsey's (reported) incessant scheming against Bobby supposes their receiving little affection from @davek. Similarly, the carpet-bagger's sacking of Bobby hasn't sat well with him.
As for Fatty Koeman, he merits any and all derision directed toward him (as does Gormless Walsh).

 

[deipnosophist]

? clever, i doubt he can even tie his own shoelaces

is it possible him appearing somewhat simple is merely a shtick?

 

[deipnosophist]

He uses Velcro mate.....

I believe Capt Jags put him onto the velcro idea...but I hear Capt Jags has now graduated to wearing Nike's new-fangled slip on boots (which, for appearances sake, only have painted-on laces).

 

[longers]

It’s likr deja vu this thread. The exact same posts by the exact same posters after every single game.

It’s hilarious and cringeworthy at the same time, poor lads, they just can’t let go. I reckon they still have dreams about him and wake up in tears and head straight to this thread to let it all out.

 

[Baines' left foot]

It’s hilarious and utterly cringeworthy at the same time, poor lads, they just can’t let go. I reckon they still have dreams about it him and wake up in tears and head straight to this thread to let it all out.

ITS NOT THAT HE LEFT ITS THE WAY HE DID IT COST US MONEY MEANT TO BE A BLOO BLAH BLAH BLAH

 

[TheBigBaldy]

He said he's "at a big club now" Dave.

As in when he was at Everton he wasn't. Plainly another sly dig at the club who made him.

Heres another thing people keep banging on about, the club who 'made him'.

Yes he was at the club at a young age, but do you think the club done this as a charity case picking random kids off the street regardless of ability and moulding them into premier leauge players. No they pick up the most talented (rightly so) kids they can find and sign them up in hope it will benefit the club in years to come, its a long term investment.

I have a good friend who was with us since he was 8 up until under 18s, was captain of his age group the majority of the time, this lad sacraficed all his weekends as a kid while we where all out drinking and doing things kids of our age did he was getting off at half 7 8 at night. Eventually he was let go by us without a second thought, nothing. After all he had commited to the club. He ended up at Bristol rovers then jibbed it a few years later.

Moral of the story, its was Barkley geting home late every night after a full day in school going straight to training while all the other kids where out playing, it was him putting in countless hours on the training pitch, it was his mum and dad taking him to training everyday after they finished work. It was him who persisted through the injurys and the doubts to do what so many dreamed of and so many come oh so close to doing.

Yes the club gave him an opportunity, but it never made him. He like so many other young kids gave the club his childhood, who if he wasnt good or lucky enough as in some cases would have done it all for nothing.

He made it himself along with the help of his parents.

Any other kid whos played at that level, or father/mother who has been through it with them will tell you the same.

So before you start thinking Barkley owes the club everything, owes the same fans something who so easily turned there back on him like they are now doing with Davis, think what the lads been through.

 

[GwladysBlue]

"I am at a big club now with a lot of expectation and fantastic players around me, and my performances are showing it.

He having a dig at us there?

 

[roydo]

"I am at a big club now with a lot of expectation and fantastic players around me, and my performances are showing it.

He having a dig at us there?

If you want to read that into it, then yes. If you dont have an agenda, then a combo of no and arsed.

 

[GwladysBlue]

If you want to read that into it, then yes. If you dont have an agenda, then a combo of no and arsed.

I don’t think it’s having an agenda, they’re his words.

At a big club NOW, suggests he doesn’t think he was at one before. For a supposed boyhood supporter from the city, who gave him everything, that is a low blow.

 

[summerisle]

Let's see if the blame game continues.

 

[roydo]

I don’t think it’s having an agenda, they’re his words.

At a big club NOW, suggests he doesn’t think he was at one before. For a supposed boyhood supporter from the city, who gave him everything, that is a low blow.

And your interpretation.

If he had said, "Everton are a massive club, but with the investment and recent success at Chelsea, they have a different expectation that I was used to. At Everton, we wanted to win trophies, at Chelsea it is expected to win trophies. That is helping my game improve"

Thats my interpretation.